Gibbs, Greg K.

Papers 

• “Tooting Your Own Horn?” Management in Education, vol. 22, no. 1.  To be published January 2008. Available at http://online.sagepub.org 
• Presented a paper at Intellectbase International Consortium Education Conference in Atlanta, GA., October 2007. “A Leadership Imperative,” co-authored with Rene Wroblewski. 
• Presented a paper at Pi Lambda Theta International Conference on  Synergy in Leadership titled “Empowerment by Whom?” March 2007. 
• Presented at the International Phi Delta Kappa Educational Conference in Washington, DC, in October 2006: “Providing Ongoing Opportunities of Leadership Development." 
• Presented a paper at the Academic Business World national conference in Nashville, TN., in May 2006: “Providing In-house Leadership Development." 
• “Growing Your Own Versus Mentoring.” AASA Journal of Scholarship and Practice. Summer 2005/vol. 2, no. 2. American Association of School Administrators. Arlington, VA p. 32-34. 
• “Breaking the Parental Involvement Barrier,” New York State School Boards Association publication “On Board,” Albany, NY, April 19, 2004, pg. 9. 
• “Bookmark Involvement Practices for Teachers” in Educators’ Notebook on Family Involvement, vol.5, no. 7, March 2004. Published by The Parent  Institute. Fairfax Station, VA 
• Gibbs, Greg K. “Improving Bus Behavior by Teaching Kids to be Bus Buddies.” The Fourth and Fifth Rs newsletter, vol. 5, issue 1, Winter 1999.  Published by the Center for the 4th and 5th Rs, Education Department SUNY Cortland, Cortland, NY
  Quoted in “Using Rubrics to Assess Teacher Portfolios.” Francesca Plain. Principal. January 1999. vol. 78 no. 3. National Association of Elementary School Principals, Alexandria, VA Pg. 49-50. 
• Gibbs, Greg K. “Building Support Through Communication.” Classroom Leadership. May 1998. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Alexandria, VA 
• Gibbs, Greg K. “Problems with Portfolios.” Principal. March 1998. vol. 77, no. 4. National Association of Elementary School Principals. Alexandria, VA  pg. 72-74. 
• Brown, Jordan. “Funny You Should Say That: Use Humor to Help Your Students." Creative Classroom. September/October 1995. Quoted and interviewed. pgs. 80-81. 
• Idea included in the “Quest for Excellence and Equity in Education:  Possibilities Catalog,” produced by the New York State Department of Education, Albany, N.Y., 1994, page 253. 
• Gibbs, Greg K. and Brown, Jordan. Humorology: A Curriculum and Resource Guide. Trillium Press.  New York, NY 1990. ISBN 0-89824-506-3. 70 Pages. Second Printing, 1997. Royal Fireworks Press, Unionville, NY and Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 
• Gibbs, Greg K. “General Systems Theory: Implication for Educational Organizations and Administration.” May 1990. ERIC document ED 323 590. University of Oregon; 48 pages. 
• Gibbs, Greg K. “Effective Schools Research: The Principal as Instructional Leader.” June 1989. ERIC document ED 308 587. University of Oregon; 22 pages. 
• “The Times and Triumphs of American Women: An Educational Kit;” One of the documented researchers. Published by the National Women’s Hall of Fame, Seneca Falls, NY 1986. ISBN 0-9610622-1-5, 80 pages. 
• Gibbs, Greg K. Willowby’s World: Activity Book(s); a series of two story book-workbooks designed around Bloom’s Taxonomy for use with primary aged children. Trillium Press, New York, NY. 1984. 

Honors 

• National level American Legion Award of Appreciation in Recognition for  Outstanding Service to the American Legion’s Education Program from the  National Americanism Commission presented at the New York State  convention, May 2007 
• Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, nominated through St. Bonaventure University, Ninth Edition, 2004-2005 
• Distinguished Service Award, Southtowns Teacher Center, July 2004 
• Distinguished Service Award, SAANYS, School Administrators Association of New York State, July 2004 
• New York State Parent Teachers Association Distinguished Service Award, June 2004. 
• Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, nominated through Daemen College, Eighth Edition, 2003-2004 
• Received Life Membership in New York State PTA (Parent Teachers Association), 2001 
• Recipient of Gerald Read Fellowship for $1,500 to cover educational travel expenses from Phi Delta Kappa International, 1997 
• Area Coordinator’s Annual Service Award for Outstanding Service to the entire 6G Area of Phi Delta Kappa International, May 1994 and May 1996. 
• State University of New York at Buffalo chapter of Phi Delta Kappa, President’s Award for Research, 1995 
• Recipient of the Howard Soule Graduate Fellowship for Educational Leadership from Phi Delta Kappa International. One of five recipients nation-wide. Received $750 to fund dissertation research and thesis preparation, July 1993 
• Employee of the year at Erie 1 BOCES Instructional Development Center, 1991 
• Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities, State University of New York at Buffalo, one of 20 recipients universitywide, 1990 
• NYSCOSS Scholarship Award (New York State Conference of School Superintendents), received $1,000 for administrative graduate study, single statewide recipient, 1989 
• NSPRA Award of Honor (National School Public Relations Association), for public relations work done regarding the G/T program while at Lockport City Schools, 1989 
• New York State PTA Fellowship, one of 11 recipients statewide, received $500 for graduate study, 1986 

• Involved in the American Legion – Commander of local squadron, county commander, vice commander at district level, state level commander’s aide, and chairmen of state level legislative commission, currently state commander 
• Member of Alumni Board of Directors for SUNY College at Fredonia, currently serving as vice president, 2006 - present 
• Member of the Board of Directors of the Buffalo-Niagara Youth Choirs, Inc., 2005 - present 
• Member of the Board of Directors of the Southtown Teacher Center, 2002 - present 

• Received weeklong facilitator training from the National Teacher Certification Board, Rensselaerville, NY, July 2006. 
• Adjunct professor at Daemen College, 4380 Main St., Amherst, NY 14226; education department courses at both the undergraduate and graduate level. 1999-2004. 
• Certified trainer for NASSP (National Association of Secondary School Principals), “Leader 1-2-3” program; trained in London, Ontario, Canada; October 1994. 
• Selected as an IDEA Fellow and attended the IDEA Fellows Program held at Towson State University, MD; 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1997. 
• Served as a presenter at the annual CIDEL Conference (Committee for the Identification and Development of Educational Leadership); topic: “Surviving the first 90 days as a New Principal;” 1993. 
• Served as a member of a five-person forum of Western New York principals that gave WNED-TV input into the future planning of the “Reading Rainbow” television series; 1993. 
• Served as one of four specialists trained by the New York State Effective Schools Consortium in ODDM (Outcomes Driven Developmental Model).  Year-long training in Albany and Johnson City; helped several districts to replicate this model; 1994.
  Served as chairperson for the district committee to design the Pre-K-6 report cards and reporting procedures at Hamburg Central Schools; 1991 – 1993. 
• While working at Erie 1 BOCES, coordinated over 160 curriculum projects from 19 different school districts each year; developed curriculum based in-service and staff development programs to meet the needs of the various districts across Western New York. Set up and monitored a multi-year turnkey training program to disseminate the New York State Department of Education initiatives. 
• Served on the World University Games Curriculum Development Committee.  Developed a curriculum guide centered around issues at the World University Games held in Buffalo, NY; 1992 – 1993. 
• Developed and taught a curriculum based on the scientific study of humor and humorology for a three-week course with gifted students in grades 6–9 from Niagara Orleans BOCES; summer 1988. 
• Trained in “Tactics for Thinking,” ASCD program, while at Lockport City Schools. One of two teachers who acted as turnkey trainers to disseminate the program to other elementary teachers; 1987. 
• Served as Academic Decathlon state-level judge for Massachusetts, judging at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, 1985 and 1986. Also initiated the development of a team and coached the subsequent team at Clyde-Savannah High School those same two years. 
• Attended the three-week-long International Thinking Conference at Harvard University and presented an informal session on affective education, July 1984. 
• While at Clyde-Savannah Central Schools, served on the superintendent’s cabinet for district staff development for two years. Also developed and taught a three-week summer program for gifted students in grades 6-12 based on local archaeology; 1985 – 1986.